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    Academic Excellence

    course gave me a hands-on experience of the HBS case method. The discussion of topical business issues from a truly global and historical perspective was fascinating, and I'm now trying to draw inspiration from it in my courses in Osaka.... View Details
    • 13 Dec 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

    underutilize these functions," Gulati says. "For years there have been arguments regarding whether they should be centralized or decentralized, but the larger issue is, how do you leverage these people to maximize their... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 01 Mar 2008
    • News

    Creativity from Many Angles

    professor Mukti Khaire. “This idea was referred to and expanded upon often throughout the conference.” Khaire noted that the issue of social and environmental concerns and the need to address these problems... View Details
    Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
    • 10 Oct 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor

    a Highly Elusive, Marginal, and Illegal Practice" will be published in a forthcoming issue of Sociologie du Travail. Sean Silverthorne: What are homers and how prevalent is the practice? Can you give some examples? Michel Anteby:... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing
    • 29 Jan 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

    Green Bonds, written with Daniel Bergstresser of Brandeis University and Jeffrey Wurgler of NYU’s Stern School of Business. While green bonds have been issued by banks and corporations as well, the researchers focused on municipal bonds,... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities; Construction; Green Technology; Public Administration
    • May 2011
    • Supplement

    Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)

    By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber
    In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained. View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Private Equity; Social Issues; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai
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    • March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
    • Case

    Merck Latin America (D): Mexico

    By: Michael Beer and James Weber
    Examines Merck's change effort in Mexico from the perspective of the local employees. View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Operations; Perspective; Pharmaceutical Industry; Mexico
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    • 01 Apr 2000
    • News

    HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June

    pressing issues for the European Community today. The conference will also feature several plenary sessions, including one on "The Evolving World Financial System," led by World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn (MBA '59). "Europe today... View Details
    • 25 Jul 2013
    • News

    An Engine of Education Innovation

    and the students, the course, Entrepreneurship in Education Reform, has become part of the fabric of the School. "Other business schools may say 'That's not our jurisdiction'—but that's not true. There are a lot of management issues in... View Details
    Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
    • November 2023 (Revised February 2025)
    • Background Note

    Corporate Climate Targets

    By: Willy C. Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
    Companies that are addressing climate change by mitigating their greenhouse gas emissions often set reduction targets. This note describes several types of widely used carbon reduction targets, including carbon neutral, science based, net zero, real zero, and carbon... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Sustainability; Environmental Strategy; Climate Risk; Target-setting; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Policy; Measurement and Metrics; Strategic Planning; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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    • 24 Jan 2012
    • News

    The Power of Mentoring

    Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
    • 26 Feb 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: Feb. 26

    acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions and thus waste money, and/or... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Sep 2011
    • News

    ‘Green’ Trailblazers

    dedicated to creating and advancing solutions to the core issues driving climate change Matthew Commons (MBA 2007) FloDesign Wind Turbine Corporation Waltham and Wilbraham, Massachusetts Wind turbine manufacturer Patricia A. Connolly (MBA... View Details
    Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
    • March 2025 (Revised May 2025)
    • Case

    Primetime Partners: Investing in Healthspan, Wealthspan, and Workspan

    By: Rembrand Koning, Nicole Tempest Keller and Susan Wilner Golden
    In the fall of 2024, Abby Miller Levy (HBS ’01), co-founder and managing partner of Primetime Partners, was preparing to raise a second fund. Founded in 2020 with veteran investor Alan Patricof, Primetime was a horizontal fund focused on early-stage companies serving... View Details
    Keywords: Investment Funds; Age; Social Issues; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • December 1996
    • Supplement

    Cleveland Turnaround: Leadership in Action

    By: James E. Austin, Jaan Elias and Andrea L Strimling
    Consists of three separate parts. Part 1, The Cleveland Turnaround, describes Cleveland's decline until its bankruptcy in 1978. This is followed by the remedial actions taken by community leaders, starting with the election of a new mayor, the formation of new... View Details
    Keywords: Leading Change; Business Cycles; Development Economics; Urban Development; Social Issues; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland
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    • 14 May 2013
    • Blog Post

    “What does it take for us to support our beliefs?” – Johnny Bowman

    it takes to get supporters to act on their beliefs. Just as important, I learned of the many significant barriers that prevent us from actively supporting the issues we care most about. As deep as our beliefs may run on saving our... View Details
    Keywords: Technology
    • Web

    Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

    Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details
    • 24 Oct 2018
    • News

    Exploring the Future of Work for Women

    Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of India recently hosted its first conference devoted to exploring gender issues in the workplace of the future. The Future of Work: Accelerating Gender Parity Conference, held on September 21 in Mumbai,... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley
    • 21 Apr 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: April 21, 2009

    ratings that guide investors to select "socially responsible," and avoid "socially irresponsible," companies. We examine how several hundred firms respond to corporate environmental ratings issued by a prominent... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 22 Dec 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

    preferences across issues, often with little introductory discussion. Procedural acts are scarce. The parties go straight to the issues and discuss all of them simultaneously from the onset of the interaction. Building-a-relationship... View Details
    Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn